PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coyle (ranked 3434 p4p, 4923 weight class) and Emir Dervisevic (ranked 372 p4p, 469 weight class). Emir Dervisevic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Coyle's chin.

Coyle
vs
Dervisevic

196 cm
26
245
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
230
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Coyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Dervisevic!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Dervisevic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Coyle gets the takedown into side control.

Dervisevic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Coyle dodges the punch combination from Dervisevic.
Dervisevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Coyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coyle is working Dervisevic over against the cage.

Coyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Coyle clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coyle trying to land knees to the body.
Dervisevic wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyle prevents a takedown attempt there.

Coyle breaks from the clinch.
Coyle shoots and misses
and Dervisevic counters with a three punch combo that has Coyle backing up. Coyle nods at Dervisevic to acknowledge the strikes.
Coyle misses with a takedown attempt
and Dervisevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Chris Coyle has been cut.

Coyle pushes Dervisevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Coyle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Coyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coyle breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dervisevic.
Coyle throws a wild hook but Dervisevic just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Coyle gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Dervisevic raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emir Dervisevic!